Southampton 2023/24 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2023/24 · top earner Ryan Fraser on £63,000 per week · see the current Southampton wage bill
We hold a wage for all 77 players in that squad. The average is taken over the 19 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for.
Then and now
Southampton pay £679,490 a week in 2026/27 — 8% lower than the £741,210 of 2023/24.
Where the money went in 2023/24
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 3 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2023/24 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Fraser | £63,000 | £3,276,000 | 29 | AM RL | Scotland | ||
| Alex McCarthy | £45,000 | £2,340,000 | 33 | GK | England | ||
| David Brooks | £37,000 | £1,924,000 | 26 | AM RC | Wales | ||
| Jan Bednarek | £36,000 | £1,872,000 | 27 | D C | Poland | ||
| Joe Aribo | £36,000 | £1,872,000 | 26 | AM RLC | Nigeria | ||
| Kyle Walker-Peters | £36,000 | £1,872,000 | 26 | D/WB RL | England | ||
| Stuart Armstrong | £34,000 | £1,768,000 | 31 | AM C | Scotland | ||
| Adam Armstrong | £33,000 | £1,716,000 | 26 | AM R, ST | England | ||
| Che Adams | £32,000 | £1,664,000 | 26 | ST | Scotland | ||
| Flynn Downes | £32,000 | £1,664,000 | 24 | DM | England | ||
| Kamaldeen Sulemana | £30,000 | £1,560,000 | 21 | AM RL | Ghana | ||
| Jack Stephens | £30,000 | £1,560,000 | 29 | D C, DM | England | ||
| Joe Rothwell | £30,000 | £1,560,000 | 28 | DM | England | ||
| Lyanco | £30,000 | £1,560,000 | 26 | D C | Brazil | ||
| Ross Stewart | £28,000 | £1,456,000 | 27 | ST | Scotland | ||
| Gavin Bazunu | £25,000 | £1,300,000 | 21 | GK | Ireland | ||
| Sékou Mara | £22,000 | £1,144,000 | 20 | ST | France | ||
| Ryan Manning | £22,000 | £1,144,000 | 27 | D/WB L | Ireland | ||
| Will Smallbone | £20,000 | £1,040,000 | 23 | DM | Ireland | ||
| Juan Larios | £18,000 | £936,000 | 19 | D/WB L | Spain | ||
| James Bree | £18,000 | £936,000 | 25 | D/WB/M R | England | ||
| Samuel Edozie | £16,000 | £832,000 | 20 | AM RL | England | ||
| Taylor Harwood-Bellis | £12,000 | £624,000 | 21 | D RC | England | ||
| Joe Lumley | £10,000 | £520,000 | 28 | GK | England | ||
| Shea Charles | £8,000 | £416,000 | 19 | DM | N.Ireland | ||
| Dynel Simeu | £5,400 | £280,800 | 21 | D C | England | ||
| Zach Awe | £5,000 | £260,000 | 19 | D C | England | ||
| Tyler Dibling | £3,600 | £187,200 | 17 | AM RLC | England | ||
| Jake Vokins | £3,100 | £161,200 | 23 | D L | England | ||
| Ussumane Djaló | £1,500 | £78,000 | 18 | AM C | Portugal | ||
| Diamond Edwards | £1,400 | £72,800 | 19 | AM R | England | ||
| Jayden Meghoma | £1,100 | £57,200 | 17 | D L | England | ||
| Joe O'Brien-Whitmarsh | £1,100 | £57,200 | 18 | AM C | Ireland | ||
| Josh McNamara | £1,100 | £57,200 | 19 | GK | England | ||
| Nico Lawrence | £900 | £46,800 | 19 | D C, DM | England | ||
| Matthew Carson | £900 | £46,800 | 19 | D/WB L | N.Ireland | ||
| Ollie Wright | £760 | £39,520 | 20 | GK | England | ||
| Kingsley Latham | £650 | £33,800 | 19 | GK | England | ||
| Brandon Charles | £590 | £30,680 | 17 | AM C | England | ||
| Cameron Bragg | £580 | £30,160 | 18 | M C | England | ||
| Jem Hewlett | £510 | £26,520 | 18 | D C | England | ||
| Joshua Lett | £510 | £26,520 | 18 | D L | England | ||
| Luke Pearce | £490 | £25,480 | 19 | ST | Ireland | ||
| Pascal Kpohomouh | £450 | £23,400 | 16 | D (C) | England | ||
| Adli Mohamed | £450 | £23,400 | 18 | GK | U.A.E. | ||
| Princewill Ehibhatiomhan | £450 | £23,400 | 17 | ST | England | ||
| Sonnie Davis | £420 | £21,840 | 18 | D R | England | ||
| Tommy Scott | £410 | £21,320 | 18 | GK | Northern Ireland | ||
| Will Armitage | £380 | £19,760 | 18 | D C | England | ||
| Will Merry | £380 | £19,760 | 17 | AM RL, ST | England | ||
| Joshua Squires | £360 | £18,720 | 18 | DM | Scotland | ||
| Jay Robinson | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | ST | England | ||
| Tommy Dobson-Ventura | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | D C | England | ||
| Ethan Hartness | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | D L | England | ||
| Nick Oyekunle | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | ST | England | ||
| Josh Pitts | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | ST | England | ||
| Aston Daley | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | M C | England | ||
| Max Fry | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | D C | England | ||
| Josh Jeffries | £220 | £11,440 | 18 | GK | England | ||
| Tyler Edmondson | £220 | £11,440 | 17 | D C | England | ||
| Barnaby Williams | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | M C | England | ||
| Alfie Prescott | £220 | £11,440 | 17 | D R | England | ||
| Joe Andrews | £220 | £11,440 | 17 | DM | Wales | ||
| Ben Sheaf | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | D L | England | ||
| Alex Iwumene | £220 | £11,440 | 18 | M C | England | ||
| Thierry Rohart-Brown | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | AM C | England | ||
| Abdulhalim Okonola-Matthews | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | D C | England | ||
| Moses Sesay | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | M C | England | ||
| Tevin Myers | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | D R | England | ||
| Sufianu Sillah Dibaga | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | AM L | Spain | ||
| Henry Upstell | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | GK | England | ||
| Isaac Bailey | £220 | £11,440 | 17 | M C | England | ||
| James Martin | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | AM RLC | England | ||
| Jayden Moore | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | D C | England | ||
| Reggie Evans | £220 | £11,440 | 17 | D C | England | ||
| Nathanael Boot | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | D C | England | ||
| Sam Amo-Ameyaw | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | AM RL, ST | England | ||
Wage vs age, 2023/24
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2023/24 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 29% of the squad wage bill, across the 77 players we hold a 2023/24 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2023/24 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Southampton wages, 2023/24
What was Southampton's wage bill in 2023/24?
Southampton paid £741,210 a week in 2023/24 - £38,542,920 across the year - spread over a squad of 77. We hold a wage for all 77 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Southampton player in 2023/24?
Ryan Fraser was the highest earner in the 2023/24 squad on £63,000 a week, 2.1x the 22+ squad average of £30,268.
What was the average Southampton salary in 2023/24?
The average Southampton player aged 22 or over earned £30,268 a week in 2023/24, across the 19 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 77. The top five earners took 29% of the bill between them.
How do Southampton's 2023/24 wages compare with now?
Southampton pay £679,490 a week in 2026/27, 8% lower than the £741,210 of 2023/24. The current squad is 72 players against 77 then.